What's the most practical (affordable quality) dual DVI graphics card?

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  • mkx
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2003
    • 4001

    #1

    What's the most practical (affordable quality) dual DVI graphics card?

    I finally got my two 213t monitors set up and need a dual digital graphics card to get some good use out of them. I don't play games and rarely do video editing, photo editing a lot but not sure if that is influenced by the video card. My main purpose I guess would be high speed multi-tasking (multiple windows and processes). Looking for something below the $100 range, hopefully on eBay.
  • squishypimp
    PostMaster General
    • Aug 2006
    • 10781

    #2
    good luck, i would search ebay for dual monitor VGA card.

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    • mkx
      Confirmed User
      • Nov 2003
      • 4001

      #3
      BTW does anyone know what kind of motherboard this is incase I go to the store? The bestbuy guy said there are different mother board styles for different video cards.

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      • mkx
        Confirmed User
        • Nov 2003
        • 4001

        #4
        Originally posted by squishypimp
        good luck, i would search ebay for dual monitor VGA card.
        Is the white plug DVI or VGA?

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        • stickyfingerz
          Doin fine
          • Oct 2005
          • 24984

          #5
          Originally posted by mkx
          Is the white plug DVI or VGA?
          Think you are confused a bit. The motherboard would be AGP or PCI express. On the end of the video card would be DVI or VGA the DVI connector has a wide flat terminal in the connector. Look at the motherboard by the connector. It should have a PCI E mark there. Its hard to tell by looking which one you have, but I would guess agp.

          www.newegg.com if you need a decent card for under 150.00 go with a

          BFG geforce 7600gt http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143049

          That card is pci express though.

          Looking at the board again it could be pci express. Its really hard to tell.
          Last edited by stickyfingerz; 09-24-2006, 03:05 PM.

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          • mkx
            Confirmed User
            • Nov 2003
            • 4001

            #6
            The mother board reads:

            Gigabyte GA-81865GME-775. I found all of these http://search.ebay.com/search/search...ty=MetaEndSort

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            • mkx
              Confirmed User
              • Nov 2003
              • 4001

              #7
              Looks like its AGP?

              NEW Gigabyte LGA 775 intel pentium 4 GA-81865GME-775 / MOTHERBOARD SUPPORT CEDAR MILL + DUAL CORE PROCESSOR / THIS ITEM IS NEW IN BOX , DESCRIPTION: INTEL 865G / ICH5 / AGPset
              / P4 SOCKET 775 / MICRO ATX / 2 DDR400 / AUDIO / LAN / 6 USB2.0 / AGP8X

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              • bl4h
                Confirmed User
                • Jul 2006
                • 1282

                #8
                itll be AGP (that green slot)

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                • mkx
                  Confirmed User
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 4001

                  #9
                  This one look good?

                  http://cgi.ebay.com/NVIDEA-QUADRO4-9...QQcmdZViewItem

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                  • mkx
                    Confirmed User
                    • Nov 2003
                    • 4001

                    #10
                    Will this one work? http://cgi.ebay.com/XFX-GeForce-6600...QQcmdZViewItem

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                    • bl4h
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jul 2006
                      • 1282

                      #11
                      That should be wayyy(!) plenty for you (the geforce)

                      as far as power goes, i dont know what your monitors are about or anything. but its agp and thats what you need

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                      • stickyfingerz
                        Doin fine
                        • Oct 2005
                        • 24984

                        #12
                        What will you be using the card for? Anything video intensive? 6600 is an ok card.

                        Edit nm reread your first post. 6600 should be good.
                        Last edited by stickyfingerz; 09-24-2006, 03:21 PM.

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                        • mkx
                          Confirmed User
                          • Nov 2003
                          • 4001

                          #13
                          I will be using two samsung 213t monitors. I will get the gforce, thx guys

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